The Mason Brothers Quintet was featured on SiriusXM Real Jazz, August 22nd & 24th. The hour long broadcast included music from their live show in April from Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola. Personnel included Dave Kikoski – Piano, Johnathan Blake – Drums, Matt Penman – Bass, Elliot Mason – Trombone & Brad Mason – Trumpet

Elliot was mentioned in Wynton Marsalis’s interview for Cambridge News. When the question “How did a Brit come to be part of the orchestra?” was asked, Wynton explained the process and talks about Elliot and his family. “He’s unbelievable as a trombonist, there’s such virtuosity and clarity in his playing, but he is even greater as a person. As a person, he is like pure gold. He gives so much, and is always keen to give himself fresh musical challenges. His mother and father are both jazz musicians and his brother too. It’s in his blood. He can sing a melody out from the trombone; it’s like a human voice the way he plays it” -Wynton Marsalis

Brad will be touring this summer with Diana Ross for the “In The Name Of Love Tour”. Some of the places they will be going are: Worcester-MA, Atlantic City-NJ, New York-NY, Mashantucket-CT, Albany-NY, Philadelphia-PA, Baltimore-MD, Vienna-VA & finish with 2 nights at the Montreal Jazz Festival in Montreal-QC.

The annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival is one of the most innovative jazz education events in the world. Each year, high school musicians from across North America travel to New York City to spend three days immersed in workshops, jam sessions, rehearsals and performances at the “House of Swing,” home of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Elliot performed 2 trombone workshops focusing on trombone fundamentals, how to approach performing the music of Duke Ellington, playing as a section and understanding the architecture of the arrangement.

Debut album

Wynton Marsalis:

"These brothers have a true bond and closeness unscarred by any hint of rivalry or smallness that has become the legend of brothers since Cain and Abel. This recording gives us the opportunity to know what they knew all along: these brothers can play."

Two Sides, One Story:

"The Mason brothers’ first album, expresses Brad’s and Elliot’s musical journey as brothers, culminating in a shared creative vision that reflects each musician’s individual perspective. This vision was brought to life in a musical story told by master storytellers."